• Saturday night: Antwan Robertson (6-6-1) lost an 8 round unanimous decision to Steve Canell (7-4-3) in Canada. Patrick Cape (6-11) lost by TKO in round two against Sean Eklund (9-4)...

Unbeaten super featherweight Adrien Broner (21-0, 17 KOs) destroyed Jason Litzau (28-3, 21 KOs) in the first round on HBO in Mexico. Broner trapped Litzau in the corner and battered Litzau to the deck. Time was 2:58. With the win, Broner claimed the vacant USNBC title. -Fightnews.com For video...

• Friday night: Unbeaten welterweight and former amateur standout Javontae Starks (5-0, 4 KOs) won a four round split decision over Antonio Gamez (6-4-1, 1 KO) Friday night in Texas. Scores were 39-37 and 40-36 Starks, 39-37 Gamez. -Fightnews.com
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Jason Litzau (129.6) and Adrien Broner (128.3) both made weight Friday afternoon in Mexico. The two battle in Saturday nights HBO co-feature. Photo courtesty of Golden Boy Promotions.

In a clash for the Minnesota State middleweight title, unbeaten Caleb Truax (18-0-1, 10 KOs) won a ten round split decision over Andy Kolle (23-3, 17 KOs) on Friday night at the Saint Paul Armory in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Scores were 96-94, 97-93 for Truax, 96-94 Kolle.
IBF #8 welterweight Said Ouali (28-3, 20 KOs) scored a third round stoppage of late sub Dumont Welliver (18-24-1, 6 KOs), who took the fight on short notice after Ouali’s original opponent Jhon Berrio was a no show.
"Sir" Charles Meier (5-2) won a unanimous decision over Silas Ortley (4-9-1). Scores were 39-37 on all three cards.
Jake Backus (1-2) won a majority decision over Philip Adyaka (0-3).
Aaron Green (3-0) knocked out Zak Jensen (0-2) at 1:13 of the 1st round.
Mike Richman (1-0) stopped Bruce Johnson in Rd 4...

Cerresso Fort (right) stopped Tim Taggart Jr. in the co-featured bout Friday night in Hinckley

Leading up to Friday's night fight at Grand Casino Hinckley, Minnesota Vikings defensive end Ray Edwards, 26, and his trainer, Jeff Warner, did a good job of talking up Edwards as the next best heavyweight.
"Ray will be the first to come from pro football as a starter and destroy the heavyweight division," Warner told a local newspaper before the fight. "He's a modern-day Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson combined."
Well, Edwards, who was rumored to have received $5,000 plus 50 percent of the live gate, was far from either Ali or Tyson, taking a four-round unanimous decision over T.J. Gibson winning by scores of 40-34, 39-35, 40-34 on all three cards.
The 6'5", 258-pound Edwards quickly discovered that 5'9" Gibson wasn't willing to come in and lie down, as many expected he would...

Last weekend saw Jeremy McLaurin stopped in the opening round in Vegas and Oakdale's Rob Brant go (0-3) in World Series of Boxing action. This weekend Minneapolis featherweight Hassan Wasswa travels to Canada to face flashy boxer Tyson Cave while local amateur shows can be seen tonight in Duluth and Saturday at the Uppercut Gym in Mnpls.
Last Saturday, McLaurin (8-2) traveled outside of his home state for the first time to battle undefeated prospect Juan Gonzalez (11-0, 10 KO's). McLaurin, who stood a few inches shorter then his opponent, Stood and traded with Gonzalez from the start. McLaurin was able to land some decent body blows and chopping overhand shots but Gonzalez kept his guard high and his punches found their target early as an uppercut followed by another head shot dropped the Minnesotan. Referee Vic Drakulich stopped the fight at 1:56 as McLaurin was getting to his feet to continue.
Memphis Force light heavyweight Robert Brant continued to look strong in the early going of his bout against Ahmed Elbiali of Florida only to lose the lead down the stretch last Sunday night. Worldseriesofboxing.com reported the following...
Ahmed Elbiali (Sunny Isles, Fla.) came into his light heavyweight (85 kg/187 lbs) bout against Robert Brant (St. Paul, Minn.) determined to keep the Gallos in contention for the win. It was an uphill battle for Elbiali, as the more experienced Brant forced his opponent to chase him around the ring. But Elbiali took his time and wore Brant down with solid punches to the head and body, getting the decision, 48-47, 48-47, 48-47.
This weekend is busy for our amateurs as well as one of our pro's. 31 year old Hassan Wasswa (5-12) returns to Canada for the 5th time in his last 6 bouts to face south paw Tyson Cave (13-1) on Saturday night. Cave holds wins over locals Antwan Robertson and Darby Smart in 2010.
Amateur Boxing: Saint Patrick's Day boxing takes place tonight at Grandma's Sports Garden in Duluth. For those that can't attend, the fights can be seen live starting at 7PM at www.ifan.tv
The 2011 Golden Gloves Region 1 tournament tournament is this Saturday at the Uppercut Gym in Minneapolis. Doors open at 7pm.

"Golden" Caleb Truax (17-0-1, 10 KO's) of Osseo, MN remained undefeated Saturday night at the Grand Casino in Hinckley, MN with a hard fought majority decision win over Phil "The Drill" Williams (11-4-1, 10 KO's) of Minneapolis, MN. Truax and Williams battled to a 10 round draw on April 23rd of last year. Both fighters fought cautiously for the better part of the first meeting and after three rounds Saturday night, it seemed fans were in for another cautious chess match.
The punches began to fly however near the end of round three and the action was constant for the remainder of the fight. Scores read 95/95, 97/94, 96/94..FOR FULL FIGHT REPORT...

The main event between Caleb Truax and Phil Williams is on tonight despite trouble at last nights weigh-ins. Caleb Truax weighed in at 161, a pound under the contracted weight of 162. Williams weighed 165, three pounds over. After being given 2 hours to shed the weight Williams still weighed 164.5. The two camps were later able to come to an agreement on a purse deduction because of the weight and the fight remains on for tonight in Hinckley, MN. Stay tuned to the Twitter feed to the left for live results tonight.

Main Event 10 Rounds
Phil Williams 164.5 Caleb Truax 161

Semi-Main Event
Rob Diezel 130.5 Ismail Muwendo 129.5

Charles Meier 161 Tim Taggart 164

Justin Danforth 146.5 Jamal James 145

Alexander Tousignant 144.5 Tony Lee 140

Zak Jensen 227.5 Serhiy Karpenko 287

Gary Eyer and Vicente Alfaro were on a mission during training camp to prove doubters wrong that said they could not make the bantamweight (118) limit. They ended up doing that and a whole lot more moments ago at tonights weigh-ins. Eyer weighed in at 114 while Alfaro came in even lighter at 113.8 (no those are not misprints) for their main event clash set for tomorrow night.

Photo Credit: Jason Hendrickson
Gary Eyer 114 vs Vicente Alfaro 113.8
RJ Laase 138.5 vs Hector Orozco 139.5
Aaron Green 276 vs Jordan Ziegler 229
Al Sands 201.5 vs Zack Ziegler 221
Dustin Mason 135 vs Andrew Selvig 136.4

Mnpls featherweight Hassan Wasswa (5-12) lost a hard fought rematch to Steve Cannell (6-4-3) last Saturday night in Canada. Official scores show Wasswa was swept on the cards but reports as well as words from Cannell himself reveal Wasswa putting up a tough effort. For a full recap of Wasswa's fight
On Friday night, Corey Rodriguez (5-2-2) was stopped in the fifth round by Achour Esho (10-0). Multiple reporters at press row informed Minnesotaboxing.com afterwards that Rodriguez dominated the first four rounds, dropping Esho hard in the fourth. Esho came back strong in the fifth however and Rodriguez was caught with punches along the ropes where the referee stopped the fight despite protests from Rodriguez. For multiple fight recaps Fightnews> Maxboxing>
Joey Abell was stopped at 2:18 of the first round by Chris Arreola. Abell landed some nice shots early but was caught on the ropes with a big right followed by a barrage of shots where the ref waived the fight off. Jon Schmidt was dropped three times by Shawn Estrada on his way to a first round KO loss. Both bouts were seen on the ESPN telecast. For photo-report